Hi,
At 80 I should be gardening or keeping ferrets but I'm interested in basic electronics and wanted to encourage one of my great-grandsons (9yrs) to show an interest in the hobby so we can do something different besides play Call of Duty on his PS4. I'm finding it irritating always getting shot or blown up much to Ollie's amusement. I like to keep the boy happy, but I want to teach him something before I start forgetting what his name is.
I downloaded the Virtual Breadboard app on my desktop computer, but it's too complicated for a 9yr old and a lot of times for an 80yr old too. Is there a more simple version out there on the Internet that will let me explain in slowly easy steps what everything on the board is for and then push a button and get that big grin re-action that says 'Yep, I get it Grandpa' rather than 'It sucks' let's get back to the PS4?
I'm not clueless here, I know I've got to do my homework the night before and get the circuit up and running, but I'd rather forfeit my time to get the right result.
So is there any other Virtual Breadboard on the net other than the Windows app?
At 80 I should be gardening or keeping ferrets but I'm interested in basic electronics and wanted to encourage one of my great-grandsons (9yrs) to show an interest in the hobby so we can do something different besides play Call of Duty on his PS4. I'm finding it irritating always getting shot or blown up much to Ollie's amusement. I like to keep the boy happy, but I want to teach him something before I start forgetting what his name is.
I downloaded the Virtual Breadboard app on my desktop computer, but it's too complicated for a 9yr old and a lot of times for an 80yr old too. Is there a more simple version out there on the Internet that will let me explain in slowly easy steps what everything on the board is for and then push a button and get that big grin re-action that says 'Yep, I get it Grandpa' rather than 'It sucks' let's get back to the PS4?
I'm not clueless here, I know I've got to do my homework the night before and get the circuit up and running, but I'd rather forfeit my time to get the right result.
So is there any other Virtual Breadboard on the net other than the Windows app?